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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Applicant’s Amendment filed on June 28, 2018 has been reviewed.
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`Claims 1-17 were cancelled in the previous amendment.
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`Claims 18, 20 and 23-25 are amended in the amendment.
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`Claims 18-26 have been examined.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which forms the basis for
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`all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the invention is not identically disclosed or described as set
`forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and
`the prior art are such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obvious at the time the
`invention was made to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.
`Patentability shall not be negatived by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`The factual inquiries set forth in Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 148
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`USPQ 459 (1966), that are applied for establishing a background for determining
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`obviousness under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) are summarized as follows:
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`1. Determining the scope and contents of the prior art.
`2. Ascertaining the differences between the prior art and the claims at issue.
`3. Resolving the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art.
`4. Considering objective evidence present in the application indicating obviousness or nonobviousness.
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`6.
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`Claim 18-19 and 24-26 are rejected under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being
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`unpatentable over Karmakar et al. (US 2007/0055770 A1), hereinafter referred to as
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`Karmakar, in view of Tsai et al. (US 2010/0042856 A1), hereinafter referred to as Tsai,
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`and further in view of Mehta (US 2012/0063464 A1).
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`With respect to claim 18, Karmakar teaches A communication system (a
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`network system 10, para. 0012; fig. 1) comprising:
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`a user terminal (mobile communication devices 11A, 11B, 11C, para. 0012; fig.
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`1),
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`a network device including a network entity that is an element of a network
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`(a wireless network 13 coupled to an application gateway 15 [a network device], para.
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`0012; fig. 1), and
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`a predetermined communication device as a communication partner of the
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`user terminal (mobile communication devices 11A, 11B, 11C for interacting with one or
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`more backend data sources 21, 23, 25 [predetermined communication device] such as
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`a schema based service such as web services or database that provides enterprise
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`services used by an application via a wireless network 13 coupled to an application
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`gateway 15, para. 0012; fig. 1), wherein:
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`the predetermined communication device includes:
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`a request message transmission unit for transmitting, to the network
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`device, a request message including application identification information for
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`identifying an application on the user terminal (the application gateway 15 handles
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`request/response messages initiated by the applications on the devices, as well as
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`subscription notifications pushed to the devices 11 from the data sources 21, 23, 25
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`[predetermined communication device], para. 0012; the notification give the user the
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`option to start the application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024;
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`recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an identification of the
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`application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017), wherein the
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`reguest message transmission unit is implemented by at least one
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`communication device integrated circuit (mobile communication devices 11A, 11B,
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`11C for interacting with one or more backend data sources 21, 23, 25 [predetermined
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`communication device including device integrated circuit] such as a schema based
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`service such as web services or database that provides enterprise services used by an
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`application via a wireless network 13 coupled to an application gateway 15, para. 0012;
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`fig. 1),
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`the network device includes:
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`a request message receiving unit for receiving the request message
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`from the predetermined communication device (the application gateway 15 handles
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`request/response messages initiated by the applications on the devices, as well as
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`subscription notifications pushed to the devices 11 from the data sources 21, 23, 25
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`[predetermined communication device], para. 0012),
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`a control message transmission request holding unit for holding a
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`control message transmission request received from the user terminal
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`(Applications 35a, 35b and 350 (which will be referred to hereinafter as applications 35)
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`register with the control center 41 as listening for a particular event or a plurality of
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`events, para. 0018; a list of applications defining event identifications and corresponding
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`event notifications are centrally maintained, para. 0031 ), wherein the control message
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`transmission request requests the network device to transmit_a the-control
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`message to the user terminal (Applications 35a, 35b and 350 (which will be referred to
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`hereinafter as applications 35) register with the control center 41 as listening for a
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`particular event or a plurality of events, para. 0018; a list of applications defining event
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`identifications and corresponding event notifications are centrally maintained, para.
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`0031; the notification give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also
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`see para. 0020 and 0023-0024), and
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`a control message transmitting unit for transmitting a—th_econtrol
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`message including the application identification information to the user terminal
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`(the application gateway 15 handles request/response messages initiated by the
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`applications on the devices, as well as subscription notifications pushed to the devices
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`11 from the data sources 21, 23, 25 [predetermined communication device], para. 0012;
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`the notification give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see
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`para. 0020 and 0023-0024; recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract
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`an identification of the application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para.
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`0017), and
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`a packet transmission unit for transmitting the request message to
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`the user terminal (recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an
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`identification of the application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017;
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`the notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the
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`application is not running, should the notification give the user the option to start the
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`application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024; if the user chooses to start
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`the application, the action is received by the control center 41 of the application
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`container that dispatched the notification, para. 0027),
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user
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`terminal is held in the control message transmission request holding unit when
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`the request message is received from the predetermined communication device
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`(recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an identification of the
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`application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the notification be
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`dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not
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`running, should the notification give the user the option to start the application [control
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`message], para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024):
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`the control message is generated based on the request
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`message and is transmitted to the user terminal by the control message
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`transmitting unit (the notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if
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`dispatched when the application is not running, should the notification give the user the
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`option to start the application [control message], para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and
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`0023-0024), and
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`the request message is buffered and transmitted to the user
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`terminal after receiving a response to the control message from the user terminal
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`indicating that the application is running on the user terminal (recognizing the
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`format of an incoming message and extract an identification of the application for which
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`the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the notification be dispatched if the
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`application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not running, should
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`the notification give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see
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`para. 0020 and 0023-0024; if the user chooses to start the application, the action is
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`received by the control center 41 of the application container that dispatched the
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`notification, para. 0027), and
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`wherein the reguest message receiving unit, control message
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`transmission reguest holding unit, the control message transmitting unit, and the
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`gacket transmission unit are implemented by at least one network device
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`integrated circuit (a wireless network 13 coupled to an application gateway 15 [a
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`network device including device integrated circuit], para. 0012; fig. 1),a_nd
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`the user terminal includes:
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`a control message receiving unit for receiving the control message
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`from the network device (the notification be dispatched if the application is not
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`running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not running, should the notification give
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`the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-
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`0024»
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`an application starting unit for starting an application identified by
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`the application identification information in the control message when the control
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`message is received at the control message receiving unit (recognizing the format
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`of an incoming message and extract an identification of the application for which the
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`message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the notification be dispatched if the
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`application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not running, should
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`the notification give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see
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`para. 0020 and 0023-0024; if the user chooses to start the application, the action is
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`received by the control center 41 of the application container that dispatched the
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`notification, para. 0027), and
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`a control message transmission requesting unit for transmitting the
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`control message transmission request to the network device (Applications 35a,
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`35b and 350 (which will be referred to hereinafter as applications 35) register with the
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`control center 41 as listening for a particular event or a plurality of events, para. 0018),
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`wherein the control message receiving unit, the application starting
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`unit, and the control message transmission reguesting unit are implemented by
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`at least one user terminal integrated circuit (mobile communication devices 11A,
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`11B, 11C, para. 0012; fig. 1).
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`Karmakar does not explicitly teach
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`wherein the control message transmission request indicates that the
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`application is not running on the user terminal,
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`the control message transmission request includes paging request
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`information,
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`wherein if the control message transmission request include a paging
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`request, the control message is further transmitted with—Qa paging request
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`message,
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`However Tsai teaches
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`wherein the control message transmission request indicates that the
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`application is not running on the user terminal (the proxy receives a paging
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`of the portable Internet device from the wireless communication base station, the
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`proxy determines whether or not the instant messaging program has logged out
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`according to the paging, para. 0053; fig. 5),
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`the control message transmission request includes paging request
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`information (the proxy receives a paging of the portable Internet device from the
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`wireless communication base station, the proxy determines whether or not the instant
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`messaging program has logged out according to the paging, para. 0053; fig. 5),
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`wherein if the control message transmission request include a
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`paging request, the control message is further transmitted with—Ea paging
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`request message (if not, it is determined whether or not the instant messaging
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`program can respond according to the paging in step 57; and if the instant
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`messaging program can respond, then Step 54 is executed, para. 0053; fig. 5) in
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`order to reduce the power consumption for using a service on a portable Internet
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`device as taught by Tsai (para. 0002),
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`Therefore, based on Karmakar in view of Tsai, it would have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to utilize the teaching of
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`Tsai to the system of Karmakar in order to reduce the power consumption for using a
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`service on a portable Internet device as taught by Tsai (para. 0002).
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`Karmakar in view of Tsai does not explicitly teach
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user terminal
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`is not held in the control message transmission request holding unit when the
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`request message is received from the predetermined communication device, the
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`request message is transmitted to the user terminal by the packet transmission
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`unit without buffering or further transmitting the control message or paging
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`request message, and
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`However, Mehta teaches
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user terminal
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`is not held in the control message transmission request holding unit when the
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`request message is received from the predetermined communication device, the
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`request message is transmitted to the user terminal by the packet transmission
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`unit without buffering or further transmitting the control message or paging
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`request message (the selective paging mechanism can be used in tracking area
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`updates; the selective paging mechanism at the gateway, such as the SGW, can
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`determine if the UE is in midst of a GERAN to eUTRAN Gn/Gp SGSN to MME tracking
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`area update; it can do this based by examining the initial create session request
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`message; for certain applications and networks, this can cause downlink data or signaling
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`to arrive at the SGW even though the MME could be in process of setting up the bearers;
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`the selective paging mechanism can be used to avoid paging for such data/signaling,
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`para. 0036) in order to control page requests sent in a wireless communication network
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`as taught by Mehta (para. 0001 ), and
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`Therefore, based on Karmakar in view of Tsai, and further in view of Mehta, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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`was made to utilize the teaching of Mehta to the system of Karmakar in view of Tsai in
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`order to control page requests sent in a wireless communication network as taught by
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`Mehta (para. 0001).
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`With respect to claim 19, Karmakar in view of Tsai, and further in view of Mehta
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`teaches The communication system according to claim 18 as described above,
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`Furthermore, Tsai teaches wherein the control message transmission
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`requesting unit of the user terminal transmits the control message transmission
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`request to the network device when quitting the application on the user terminal
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`(the proxy receives a paging of the portable Internet device from the wireless
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`communication base station, the proxy determines whether or not the instant messaging
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`program has logged out according to the paging, para. 0053; fig. 5) in order to reduce the
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`power consumption for using a service on a portable Internet device as taught by Tsai
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`(para. 0002).
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`With respect to claim 24, Karmakar teaches A network device including a
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`network entity that is an element of a network through which a user terminal and
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`a predetermined communication device communicate with each other (mobile
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`communication devices 11A, 11B, 11C for interacting with one or more backend data
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`sources 21, 23, 25 [predetermined communication device] such as a schema based
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`service such as web services or database that provides enterprise services used by an
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`application via a wireless network 13 coupled to an application gateway 15 [network
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`device], para. 0012; fig. 1), comprising:
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`a request message receiving unit for receiving, from the predetermined
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`communication device, a request message (the application gateway 15 handles
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`request/response messages initiated by the applications on the devices, as well as
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`subscription notifications pushed to the devices 11 from the data sources 21, 23, 25
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`[predetermined communication device], para. 0012) including application
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`identification information for identifying an application on the user terminal
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`(Applications 35a, 35b and 35c (which will be referred to hereinafter as applications 35)
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`register with the control center 41 as listening for a particular event or a plurality of
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`events, para. 0018;; a list of applications defining event identifications and
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`corresponding event notifications are centrally maintained, para. 0031 ; the notification
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`give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and
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`0023-0024),
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`a control message transmission request holding unit for holding a control
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`message transmission request received from the user terminal (Applications 35a,
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`35b and 35c (which will be referred to hereinafter as applications 35) register with the
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`control center 41 as listening for a particular event or a plurality of events, para. 0018;; a
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`list of applications defining event identifications and corresponding event notifications
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`are centrally maintained, para. 0031 ), wherein the control message transmission
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`request requests the network device to transmit the control message to the user
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`terminal (Applications 35a, 35b and 35c (which will be referred to hereinafter as
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`applications 35) register with the control center 41 as listening for a particular event or a
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`plurality of events, para. 0018;; a list of applications defining event identifications and
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`corresponding event notifications are centrally maintained, para. 0031 ; the notification
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`give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and
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`0023-0024),
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`a control message transmitting unit for transmitting the control message
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`including the application identification information to the user terminal (the
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`application gateway 15 handles request/response messages initiated by the
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`applications on the devices, as well as subscription notifications pushed to the devices
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`11 from the data sources 21, 23, 25 [predetermined communication device], para. 0012;
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`the notification give the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see
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`para. 0020 and 0023-0024; recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract
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`an identification of the application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para.
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`0017), and
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`a packet transmission unit for transmitting the request message to the user
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`terminal (recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an identification
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`of the application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the
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`notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the
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`application is not running, should the notification give the user the option to start the
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`application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024; if the user chooses to start
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`the application, the action is received by the control center 41 of the application
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`container that dispatched the notification, para. 0027),
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user terminal
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`is held in the control message transmission request holding unit when the
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`request message is received from the predetermined communication device
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`(recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an identification of the
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`application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the notification be
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`dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not
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`running, should the notification give the user the option to start the application [control
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`message], para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024);
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`the control message is generated based on the request message (the
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`notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the
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`application is not running, should the notification give the user the option to start the
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`application [control message], para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024) and is
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`transmitted to the user terminal by the control message transmitting unit (the
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`notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the
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`application is not running, should the notification give the user the option to start the
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`application [control message], para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024), and
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`the request message is buffered and transmitted to the user terminal after
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`receiving a response to the control message from the user terminal indicating
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`that the application is running on the user terminal (recognizing the format of an
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`incoming message and extract an identification of the application for which the message
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`is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the notification be dispatched if the application is not
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`running, iv) if dispatched when the application is not running, should the notification give
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`the user the option to start the application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-
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`0024; if the user chooses to start the application, the action is received by the control
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`center 41 of the application container that dispatched the notification, para. 0027), w
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`wherein the reguest message receiving unitI control message transmission
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`reguest holding unitI the control message transmitting unitI and the packet
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`transmission unit are implemented by at least one network device integrated
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`circuit (an application gateway 15 [network device including device integrated circuit],
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`para. 0012; fig. 1).
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`Karmakar does not explicitly teach
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`wherein the control message transmission request indicates that the
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`application is not running on the user terminal, and includes paging request
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`wherein if the control message transmission request includes a paging
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`request, the control message is further transmitted with—Qa paging request
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`message, and
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`However, Tsai teaches
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`wherein the control message transmission request indicates that the
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`application is not running on the user terminal (the proxy receives a paging of the
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`portable Internet device from the wireless communication base station., the proxy
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`determines whether or not the instant messaging program has logged out according to
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`the paging, para. 0053; fig. 5), and includes paging request information (the proxy
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`receives a paging of the portable Internet device from the wireless communication base
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`station., the proxy determines whether or not the instant messaging program has logged
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`out according to the paging, para. 0053; fig. 5),
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`wherein if the control message transmission request includes a paging
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`request, the control message is further transmitted with—Qa paging request
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`message (if not, it is determined whether or not the instant messaging program can
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`respond according to the paging in step 57; and if the instant messaging program can
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`respond, then Step 54 is executed, para. 0053; fig. 5) in order to reduce the power
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`consumption for using a service on a portable Internet device as taught by Tsai (para.
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`0002), and
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`Therefore, based on Karmakar in view of Tsai, it would have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to utilize the teaching of
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`Tsai to the network device of Karmakar in order to reduce the power consumption for
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`using a service on a portable Internet device as taught by Tsai (para. 0002).
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`Karmakar in view of Tsai does not explicitly teach
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user terminal
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`is not held in the control message transmission request holding unit when the
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`request message is received form the predetermined communication device, the
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`request message is transmitted to the user terminal by the packet transmission
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`unit without buffering or further transmitting the control message or paging
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`request message,
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`However, Mehta teaches
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`wherein if the control message transmission request from the user terminal
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`is not held in the control message transmission request holding unit when the
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`request message is received form the predetermined communication device, the
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`request message is transmitted to the user terminal by the packet transmission
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`unit without buffering or further transmitting the control message or paging
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`request message (the selective paging mechanism can be used in tracking area
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`updates; the selective paging mechanism at the gateway, such as the SGW, can
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`determine if the UE is in midst of a GERAN to eUTRAN Gn/Gp SGSN to MME tracking
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`area update; it can do this based by examining the initial create session request
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`message; for certain applications and networks, this can cause downlink data or
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`signaling to arrive at the SGW even though the MME could be in process of setting up
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`the bearers; the selective paging mechanism can be used to avoid paging for such
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`data/signaling, para. 0036) in order to control page requests sent in a wireless
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`communication network as taught by Mehta (para. 0001), and
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`Therefore, based on Karmakar in view of Tsai, and further in view of Mehta, it
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`would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
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`was made to utilize the teaching of Mehta to the network device of Karmakar in view of
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`Tsai in order to control page requests sent in a wireless communication network as
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`taught by Mehta (para. 0001 ).
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`With respect to claim 25, Karmakar teaches The network device according to
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`claim 24, further comprising a message forwarding unit for forwarding, to the
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`user terminal, a data packet related to the application after receiving the response
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`to the control message indicating that the application is running on the user
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`terminal (recognizing the format of an incoming message and extract an identification
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`of the application for which the message is destined (APP ID), para. 0017; the
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`notification be dispatched if the application is not running, iv) if dispatched when the
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`application is not running, should the notification give the user the option to start the
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`application, para. 0019; also see para. 0020 and 0023-0024; if the user chooses to start
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`the application, the action is received by the control center 41 of the application
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`container that dispatched the notification, para. 0027), wherein the message
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`forwarding unit is implemented by the at least one network device integrated
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`circuit (an application gateway 15 [network device including device integrated circuit],
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`para. 0012; fig. 1).
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`With respect to claim 26, Karmakar in view of Tsai, and further in view of Mehta
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`teaches The network device according to claim 24 as described above,
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`Furthermore, Tsai teaches wherein the control message transmission request
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`is transmitted from the user terminal to the network device when quitting the
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`application on the user terminal (the proxy receives a paging of the portable Internet
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`device from the wireless communication base station., the proxy determines whether or
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`not the i